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For the film fanatics on my list, I highly recommend selfstyledsiren. She writes obsessively detailed entries on the classic films and film stars she loves. Who wouldn't love the writings of a woman who proclaims Anytime Annie (from "42nd Street") her early role model? That's why I had to create a feed for her blog on LJ!


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rance, vestalvixen, and I went to see "Atonement" at the Albany Twin tonight. I hadn't been to the movies in a while. rance and I have seen many movies lately, but mostly rentals on our television screen ( Read more... )

From the latest San Francisco Silent Film Festival newsletter:

Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley
Now playing through December 23Mae West's SEX ( Read more... )

I don't know how many of you are familiar with Dr. Hauschka. It's a luxe organic body care and cosmetics brand. The company originally started in Germany, but its products have become very popular in the United States among people eager to spend a pretty penny on looking pretty naturally. Hauschka sources its products' ingredients from biodynamic ( Read more... )

The Cerrito is showing "All in This Tea" twice this weekend. I'm not familiar with filmmaker Les Blank, but I love tea, and the chance to travel to China, even if only visually, appeals to me.

"As his first film shot digitally, Les Blank was a one-man crew who blended in with the environment, taking his famous fly-on-the-wall approach even further ( Read more... )

PBS brass have announced a number of changes to their flagship program Masterpiece Theatre. Gillian Anderson's appointment as "one" of the new "hosts" is bound to create excitement. Hell, I'm excited. I'm looking forward to letting Anderson into my livingroom again. She'll be the first woman host of the program. She won't be the first American. I ( Read more... )

I've become hooked on Project Runway Canada. It's more design-oriented than its American cousin. The designers on the show seem less like stereotypes, less like they're filling a previous season designer's role on the show.

For some reason the Slice network doesn't like their content viewed on this side of the border, but I wouldn't recommend ( Read more... )

rance and I have been drinking raw milk for maybe a year now with no ill effects. We've been quite healthy, maybe even healthier than before we started to drink it. I haven't had a cold since last December. I like the taste of whole, raw milk, too. I usually have at least one glass a day. I can't believe we may not be able to buy raw milk anymore. ( Read more... )